Plan your trip to Pasifika now

Getting to Pasifika Festival has
never been easier with bus and train services and free
shuttles available all day Saturday, 9 and Sunday, 10
March.

Take the train from Britomart or Newmarket along
the western rail line to Western Springs Park – it’s a
20 minute walk from Morningside Rail Station. Or hop off at
Baldwin Avenue Rail Station and catch the free Pasifika
shuttle from Rossgrove Terrace. The free shuttle will
operate throughout event times – Saturday 10am to 5pm and
Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Bus and trains will operate to usual
weekend services. For timetable information go to www.at.co.nz

If you need to bring your car to Pasifika Festival, park
at Unitec on Carrington Road and jump aboard the free park
and ride service which will run during the festival
hours.

Parking near the event is limited, however some
designated parking areas are available at Western Springs
College for $10 per day, and at MOTAT off Meola Road ($10
per day) or off Great North Road ($20 per day). You will be
able to enter the festival from both Great North and Motions
roads.

Remember to park legally and respect parking
restrictions to avoid being towed.

Notes to
editor• Pasifika Festival 2013
celebrates 21 years of showcasing Pacific cultures •
Saturday 9 March, 10am to 5pm – Western Springs will be
transformed into 10 villages from Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Cook
Islands, Tokelau, Niue, Tahiti, Kirbati, Tuvalu and
Aotearoa. Each village will offer food, art, dance and
music.• Sunday 10 March:9am to 10am –
Enjoy a special combined church service celebrating Pacific
culture and faith10am to 4pm – Experience the culture
of 10 Pacific nations by visiting the villages positioned
around Western Springs Park.• Proceeds from
fundraising at the 2013 Pasifika Festival will be donated to
Make a Wish New Zealand which supports children with
life threatening illnesses. • Pasifika
Festival is sponsored by Frucor, Tip Top, 2 Degrees, AUT
University and Smokefree. The festival is supported by media
partners Pacific Media Network, Mai FM and Fairfax, as well
as Mercury Energy, GLO-BUG, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii
Tourism and the US Embassy.• Pasifika Festival
is entirely smoke
free.

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